East Central Reporter

The Arcola High School Board met Aug. 10 to approve District Risk Management Plan.

Here are the meeting's minutes, as provided by the board:

ARCOLA BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING August 10, 2016 7:00 P.M.

A regular meeting of the Board of Education of Arcola Community Unit District #306 Arcola, Illinois was called to order in the Media Center at 6:59 p.m. on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 for the purpose of regular business.

President Strader called the meeting to order. The following members answered roll call: Strader, Stout, Crane, Arrol, Rothrock.

Others present were: Tom Mulligan, Jennifer Frichtl, Lisa Sigrist, Angie Gentry, Cathy Brimner, Chris Korte

President Strader opened the public hearing for testimony on the Proposed Waiver for Non-District Resident Tuition. There was no public comment. President Strader closed the hearing.

President Strader recognized the visitors and asked for public comment. There was none.

There weren’t any pending FOIA requests.

Motion by Arrol, seconded by Rothrock, to approve the regular meeting minutes and closed session minutes of July 13, 2016 meeting, the Finance Committee meeting August 8, 2016 and the Building Committee meeting August 8, 2016. Roll call vote: Strader, aye; Rothrock, aye; Stout, aye; Crane, aye; Arrol, aye. 5 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.

Motion by Stout, seconded by Arrol, to approve the Treasurer’s Report as of 07/31/2016 as submitted. Roll call vote: Strader, aye; Rothrock, aye; Stout, aye; Crane, aye; Arrol, aye. 5 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.

Motion by Crane, seconded by Stout, to approve the payment of bills as submitted in the amount of $314,051.17. Roll call vote: Strader, aye; Rothrock, aye; Stout, aye; Crane, aye; Arrol, aye. 5 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.

Motion by Rothrock, seconded by Arrol, to approve the payment of payroll in the amount of $278,181.88. Roll call vote: Strader, aye; Rothrock, aye; Stout, aye; Crane, aye; Arrol, aye. 5 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.

Business:

Motion by Crane, seconded by Stout, to approve the 2016-2017 District Risk Management Plan that defines our eligible Tort Fund expenditures. Roll call vote: Strader, aye; Rothrock, aye; Stout, aye; Crane, aye; Arrol, aye. 5 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.

Motion by Rothrock, seconded by Arrol, to approve the FY17 tentative budget and set the budget hearing for September 14, 2016 at 7 p.m. Roll call vote: Strader, aye; Rothrock, aye; Stout, aye; Crane, aye; Arrol, aye. 5 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.

Motion by Arrol, seconded by Crane, to approve the submission of the waiver to the Illinois State Board of Education that would allow the district to waive tuition for full-time employees children. Roll call vote: Strader, aye; Rothrock, aye; Stout, aye; Crane, aye; Arrol, aye. 5 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.

Motion by Stout, seconded by Rothrock, to approve the purchase of two scoreboards for the high school gym from Daktronics at a cost of up to $24,704. Roll call vote: Strader, aye; Rothrock, aye; Stout, aye; Crane, aye; Arrol, aye. 5 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.

Motion by Stout, seconded by Crane, to approve the overnight field trip and any field trips from Dr. Mulligan’s report that include just Ms. Hull and Macy Trejo for FCCLA. Any additional field trips or trips that include other students will be brought to the board separately. Roll call vote: Strader, aye; Rothrock, aye; Stout, aye; Crane, aye; Arrol, aye. 5 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.

Administrative Team Reports ~~Mrs. Gentry, Principal, Arcola Elementary – The PreK 4 week summer program for kindergarten readiness was a success, as well as the Golden Apple Scholar program. The Elementary teachers have been in and out the past couple of weeks gearing up for the new school year.

~~Mrs. Sigrist, Principal, Arcola Jr/Sr High – Registration went well with Teacher Ease. This year was all done electronically and they’re hoping for online registration next year. The Suite looks amazing and the staff has been in preparing for the new year as well. Currently, enrollment numbers are up slightly this year. Mrs. Sigrist said she would be bringing the list of fundraisers to the September board meeting.

~~Mrs. Brimner, Director of Special Services – Benchmark testing is coming up. Special Services is wrapping up the District RTI program. Mrs. Brimner also noted there are new regulations on nurses at IEP Meeting as of 7/1/16 so they will be adjusting for that. She said the state wants special education around 14% and the district is currently at 18%. Great strides have been made at evaluating these numbers from the start of last school year and will continue to be done.

~~Dr. Mulligan, Superintendent – Reported that Ken Vogt successfully updated the heating and cooling in two rooms without having to replace valves which saved the district money. Dr. Mulligan also mentioned that Coles County is going to try to run the 1% sales tax again this year. If it passes that would give the district an additional $73,000.

Motion by Arrol, seconded by Crane, to enter executive session at 7:30 p.m. to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body. Illinois Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1). Roll call vote: Strader, aye; Rothrock, aye; Stout, aye; Crane, aye; Arrol, aye. 5 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.

Motion by Crane, seconded by Arrol, to return to regular session at 8:30 p.m. Roll call vote: Strader, aye; Rothrock, aye; Stout, aye; Crane, aye; Arrol, aye. 5 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.

Motion by Stout, seconded by Arrol, to approve the resignation of Nancy Branson effective immediately. Roll call vote: Strader, aye; Rothrock, aye; Stout, aye; Crane, aye; Arrol, aye. 5 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.

Motion by Crane, seconded by Stout, to approve the employment of Aimee Truex as Sophomore Class Sponsor, Breanne Reinhard as JH Scholastic Bowl Coach and Melissa Petrie as FT Cook. Roll call vote: Strader, aye; Rothrock, aye; Stout, aye; Crane, aye; Arrol, aye. 5 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.

Motion by Crane, seconded by Arrol, to approve the Memorandum of Understanding between the Board of Education of Arcola Community Unit School District No. 306 and the Regional Office of Education No. 11 regarding the position of safe school cooperative program coordinator/counselor. Roll call vote: Strader, aye; Rothrock, aye; Stout, aye; Crane, aye; Arrol, aye. 5 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.

Motion by Stout, seconded by Rothrock, to approve the recommended salary changes for certain support staff employees. Roll call vote: Strader, aye; Rothrock, aye; Stout, aye; Crane, aye; Arrol, aye. 5 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.

Announcements: Special Meeting for Board Members and Administrators on Vision Statement – August 24 at 6 p.m.

Motion by Crane, seconded by Stout, to adjourn at 8:34 p.m. Roll call vote: Strader, aye; Rothrock, aye; Stout, aye; Crane, aye; Arrol, aye. 5 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried.

___________________________ President

___________________________ Secretary